Israel Antiquities Authority

Archaeologists working at the City of David – Givati Parking Lot excavations have uncovered a fragment of a clay jar decorated with a human face. Only two wide open eyes, a nose, one ear and a small section of the corner of the mouth survived intact.

Hundreds of meters above the Dead Sea, archaeologists work from dangerous cliffs, hoping for a major discovery — another Dead Sea Scroll. The famous artifacts were originally found over 70 years ago in Qumran, the same area being excavated now. The decades old quest died down, but in recent years, the search has been reignited.

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) discovered a 1,600-year-old inscription recording the blessing of a wealthy Samaritan owner. The inscription was in an excavation being made of a new neighborhood at Tzur Natan in Samaria in central Israel.

A half-million-year-old archaeological site discovered in the Sharon region has given researchers an important window into ancient life in the region,” the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University Archaeology Department said in a joint statement Sunday.